- Feb 9 Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (Eddy Duchin Orchestra), dies of acute myelogenous leukemia at 41
- Feb 10 Joseph Bovet, Swiss composer and conductor (Fribourg folk music), dies at 71
- Feb 16 Hisatada Otaka, Japanese conductor (Japan Symphony Orchestra, 1942-51), and composer, dies at 39